Dated 13 December 2012
No one really knew when racism started, or if it was already ingrained in us but everyone knew when it ended. The 13th of September. The host of calamities that struck various regions on Earth was so sudden and so devastating that the newspaper just could not keep up with the incessant updates - even till now. It is like an intractable domino effect, where human lives are knocked down like white pins in a bowling alley. We have only one option. To stick together and face this soon-to-be ineffaceable memory, that is if we even live long enough to survive this period.
From the giant quakes that shook Australia to the eruptions of several volcanoes in Africa that spewed molten lava which razed anything in its path. From the gargantuan tornadoes that tore everything in the United States of America to the raging tsunamis which engulfed and inundated nearly the whole of Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. From the snow storms that ravaged Russia to the violent hurricanes that stormed South America. The areas straddled by the disasters are so large that even if you are in the heart of a jungle right in the middle of China, you still wouldn't be safe; where forest fires are so pervasive due to the drastic increase in the earth's temperature - 27 to 33 degree Celsius.
We can only hold our hands together and voice a silent prayer.
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